TY - JOUR
T1 - Autism Spectrum Disorder and School Bullying
T2 - Who is the Victim? Who is the Perpetrator?
AU - Hwang, Soonjo
AU - Kim, Young Shin
AU - Koh, Yun Joo
AU - Leventhal, Bennett L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - While a growing number of studies indicate associations between experiences of bullying and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is not clear what roles comorbid behavioral problems may play. We investigated the experiences of children with ASD as victims and/or perpetrators of bullying. Children with ASD epidemiologically ascertained participated in a cross-sectional study. Although children with ASD showed significantly increased risk for bullying involvement compared to community children, after controlling for comorbid psychopathology and other demographic factors, increased risks for being perpetrators or victim-perpetrators disappeared while risk for being bullied/teased continued to be significantly elevated. This finding will help guide medical, educational and community personnel to effectively identify children with ASD at risk for school bullying and develop interventions.
AB - While a growing number of studies indicate associations between experiences of bullying and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is not clear what roles comorbid behavioral problems may play. We investigated the experiences of children with ASD as victims and/or perpetrators of bullying. Children with ASD epidemiologically ascertained participated in a cross-sectional study. Although children with ASD showed significantly increased risk for bullying involvement compared to community children, after controlling for comorbid psychopathology and other demographic factors, increased risks for being perpetrators or victim-perpetrators disappeared while risk for being bullied/teased continued to be significantly elevated. This finding will help guide medical, educational and community personnel to effectively identify children with ASD at risk for school bullying and develop interventions.
KW - Autism diagnostic observation scale and autism diagnostic interview
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Behavior assessment system for children
KW - Comorbid psychopathology
KW - DSM-5
KW - School bullying
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-017-3285-z
DO - 10.1007/s10803-017-3285-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 28936640
AN - SCOPUS:85029713733
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 48
SP - 225
EP - 238
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 1
ER -